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I found this guys videos on youtube. I sent him a fan letter! Is that an original VOX or a reissue.

He certainly likes to dress for the occasion.

scotty wrote:He certainly likes to dress for the occasion.

Hey what model is is VOX? It is a 2 pickup like the one that Brian Jones had but I thought that was a special one and most production VOX s had 3 pickups like the one in the this video below.

It's a Phantom guitar:

http://www.phantomguitars.com



ps.....The guy is so terrible it's amusing. I know English is not his L1, but he makes Bob Dylan and Neil Young sound like the sirens. That's quite a feat!

Browin' in the Wind...

Seems like there's a gritch in his spell-check software.

jingle_jangle wrote:Browin' in the Wind...

Seems like there's a gritch in his spell-check software.

Ok,you guys try singing "Kampai" with out messing up.

octagon wrote:Hey what model is is VOX? It is a 2 pickup like the one that Brian Jones had but I thought that was a special one and most production VOX s had 3 pickups like the one in the this video below.

As expertly played by Waitresses' songwriter, my pal, Chris Butler.

collin wrote:It's a Phantom guitar:

http://www.phantomguitars.com

My thoughts exactly. Phantom make some pretty convincing Vox reissues. I've always been curious to how they compare to an original Vox guitar?

JakeK wrote:

collin wrote:It's a Phantom guitar:

http://www.phantomguitars.com

My thoughts exactly. Phantom make some pretty convincing Vox reissues. I've always been curious to how they compare to an original Vox guitar?

Collin made a pretty good comparison and review here not too long ago.

Hey whatever else you say about this guy his fashion sense and taste in music is beyond reproach.

Also,I think his guitar is an early '00 VOX Mark III Reissue made KORG

It would depend on which Vox model; the 60s era Vox solid body teardrops have huge baseball necks, while the hollowbody teardrops have thin, shallow C shaped necks that play great, especially the 12 string models. I can't speak for the Phantom models, except to say that the Phantom Guitar Works Phantom RI models play and sound nicely, but I can't compare them to the 60s Vox models, as I haven't played the latter. Phantom seems to have faithfully replicated the pickup sound as well. The pickups are very Strat-like, and the bridge pickup is too bright to be used by itself on the 12 string, at least cleanly. I like to use the "out of phase" combination of the bridge and middle pickup on my hollowbody teardrop Vox 12, or use the middle pickup by itself.

whojamfan wrote:

JakeK wrote:

collin wrote:It's a Phantom guitar:

http://www.phantomguitars.com

My thoughts exactly. Phantom make some pretty convincing Vox reissues. I've always been curious to how they compare to an original Vox guitar?

Collin made a pretty good comparison and review here not too long ago.

Yeah, long story short.......the new Phantoms are modern guitars------all the subtle nuances (and shortcomings) of older Voxes were corrected, ie roller saddles, better bridge/tremelo/electronics.

Some people want the nuances of the original Vox item, and I don't blame them------but it all depends on what your preference is. I like the older Voxes, but if I were a regular gigging player, I'd go PGW.

The PGWs are also priced pretty nicely...

paologregorio wrote:It would depend on which Vox model; the 60s era Vox solid body teardrops have huge baseball necks, while the hollowbody teardrops have thin, shallow C shaped necks that play great, especially the 12 string models.

I think it was you who told me that, Paul.

My dad and I were watching the music video for Tom Petty's "Refugee" and my dad, who knows nothing about instruments, asked me what guitar was TP playing. I said, "A Vox Phantom 12-string. I heard the necks on those things are wide and chunky."